Turning Manure into Profit
Soil health, pasture health and herd health is all intrinsically intertwined on Brenden and Kait Ballon’s Queensland farm, with the visionary duo cleverly capitalising...
New sustainability goals for the beef industry
The annual sustainability report card of the Australian beef industry will break new ground this year, with goals to be announced for the first...
Rams, lambs and annual fetes
I had the rams shorn this past Saturday as I had sold two of them and didn’t want to deliver them covered in weeds....
Lambassador’s
Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched its Lambassador Delegation, 2023.
The program, which began in Japan in 2015, has grown to a community of...
Agritourism diversification grants
The Queensland Government is supporting the resilience of the farming sector while growing the agritourism sector through another round of Agritourism Business Grants in...
Breaking down rural stereotypes on National Ag Day
Imagine the sun beating down on an arid land as a cattleman gets to work mustering the herd.
He is lean and muscular, a talented...
Farm Safety is for All Year
A student from Inglewood has become one of 12 Queensland kids to be selected as winners of the 2023 Farm safety calendar competition.
Artwork by...
‘Kick in guts’ for shows
Leader of the Nationals and Maranoa MP David Littleproud has slammed the Labor Party after it was confirmed they are scrapping funding for the...
Looking to find new soil
Last year 18,000 tonne of stonefruit was exported to the Chinese market without Australia’s domestic market taking a hit.
According to the stonefruit industry peak...
The secret to the perfect Strawberry
Strawberry farm owner Nathan Baronio, from Eastern Colour in the Granite Belt, said the farm opened once a month throughout the season for strawberry...
10 things to know from Queensland Farmers’ Federation
1. Join QFF for a webinar at 10am on 15 November to hear from the energy project team about the outcomes of the Microgrids...
This week on the farm
Sunday was a big day on the farm.
We wormed and marked all the lambs although we couldn’t tag as the tags still haven’t...